Condor Park

This was recommended by several people to go and visit, and although everything is in Spanish, the visit was worthwhile to do. We met the founder, a very friendly fellow countryman who set this place up many years ago. Great to see that a combination of local initiatives and foreign help can create this kind of place to help rescue these birds and teach the population about it.

This is a well set up park with an amazing variety of birds of prey. Our experience was heightened as we saw a ‘free’ condor who happened to be sitting and flying around at the time. I’m sure the show would have been very informative but it was only in Spanish so out of the 6 of us watching only 1 person understood.

The park is overall very well organized. The aviaries are spacious, even though it's not the same as having the birds fly completely free. The selection of raptors is excellent: falcons, eagles, owls, and of course, the harpy eagle and the Andean condor. The informational panels are clear and comprehensive. The exhibition is engaging, and the interaction with children is very well handled. The museum could be a bit more informative. Overall, a great experience.

This park was everything I expected and more! If you go, please stay for the show! There are many amazing rescued birds of prey to see, but a small selection of these animals is kept for the show. It was the most amazing experience to learn more about these birds and watch them in flight. The background of the show has the most amazing view. This was a highlight of my time in Otavalo!

Very steep drive towards the park, but it's worth it. The park was very tranquil and there was more variety of birds than expected. The bird show was very educational, too.

A great experience. Many interesting hawks, eagles, condors and some amazing owls in fairly large cages to admire. Lots of interesting info about them too. The flight and educational demonstrations were pretty cool. Unfortunately the whole thing was in Spanish and the handler didn’t speak any English. I was expecting to see condors included in the show, but they were not. The several hawks and large eagles were quite amazing though. Get there at least 45 minutes before the show, so you have time to see everything, or allow this time after the show. We took a taxi which took us to the entry. It was only $5 for quite a long ride from town. We were told the bus drops you some distance from the gate, and it seemed a long way, up many steep hills, so I don’t know how long they would take. The office called a taxi for us to get back. Bear in mind they may not fly the birds if the wind is strong or if there Is rain. Well worth the trip up there.

Incredible place especially to be able to watch so close a condor, owls are awesome. But the main thing about this place is how they’re able to take care of rescued animals, some endangered species that are able to have a life in this incredible place.

Great park with a wide variety of Andean owls, hawks, eagles, and condors. Beautiful well maintained walking paths, two demonstrations every day. Wonderful views of the surrounding volcanos. Taxi from Otavalo is $4 and they will call a taxi back for you for $4